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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the unnamed narrator and the distinguished female author hit it off at the literary dinner, what dessert do they share?
(a) Peach pie.
(b) Tiramisu.
(c) Chocolate crickets.
(d) A chocolate tart.

2. At what point in the party does the unnamed narrator decide not to use what he believes is cocaine?
(a) After he has already done a line.
(b) After he has gone swimming.
(c) After he has had a few drinks.
(d) After he has decided to go swimming.

3. Noor tells the unnamed narrator that her late father had shared a "strong sense" of what kind of "identity" (99) with her?
(a) Lebanese.
(b) Iranian.
(c) Cuban.
(d) Chilean.

4. On what day of the week is the author scheduled to have a medical procedure done?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. How many days after Alex and the unnamed narrator's first try at conception does the unnamed narrator get a sonogram of his own?
(a) 21.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. The unnamed narrator goes to the university campus where he is on leave from teaching to meet with which former student?

2. When the novel opens, the unnamed narrator is walking along with which character?

3. What percentage of the unnamed narrator's bill at the hospital in Part Three is covered by his insurance?

4. Part Two: The Golden Vanity is an excerpt of which character's fictional writing?

5. In what way are Sharon and Jon, two of the unnamed narrator's friends, acquainted?

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